Given below are two statements, one is labelled asAssertion (A) :and the other as Reason (R):Assertion (A):The nature of Indian Political System embodies the elements of 'continuity and change'.Reason (R):The Indian Political System contains the elements of the following political system such as the modern style, the traditional style and saint style.Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

1. A

   Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

   Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A). Indian politics is described as mixing continuity and change because modern, traditional and saintly idioms (W.H. Morris-Jones) operate together. That is the official key.

2. B

   Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

   Treating (R) as a non-explanation would miss the standard textbook link: the three styles are precisely why continuity and change coexist.

3. C

   (A) is true but (R) is false

   (R) is not false; the three-style characterisation is a recognised reading of the Indian system.

4. D

   (A) is false but (R) is true

   (A) is not false; ‘continuity and change’ is a stock description of Indian political development after 1947.

Summary. Official key is (a). The assertion states the nature of the system; the reason names the three coexisting styles that produce that mix. Honour the stored letter (a).